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Gullah Culture in America

by Eric Crawford, Wilbur Cross ...

A history of the rich culture of the Gullah people–a story of upheaval, endurance, and survival in the Lowcountry of the American South.Gullah Culture in America chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of the American South. This book, written for the general public, chronicles the arrival of enslaved West Africans to the sea ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A history of the rich culture of the Gullah people–a story of upheaval, endurance, and survival in the Lowcountry of the American South.Gullah Culture in America chronicles the history and culture of the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of the American South. This book, written for the general public, chronicles the arrival of enslaved West Africans to the sea
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Leo Martino Steals Back His Heart

by Eric Geron ...

Narrated by Pete Cross ...

Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

Leo Anthony Martino loves love.Unfortunately, love doesn’t love Leo back.Leo Martino’s hunt for love has been a total flop. Over the years, every single crush has ghosted him, leaving him miserable and alone. By senior year, Leo concludes he must be unlovable. It’s time to stop trying.But when he finds himself obsessing over the irresistible Lincoln Chan, Leo decides to give love one last shot—and ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Leo Anthony Martino loves love.Unfortunately, love doesn’t love Leo back.Leo Martino’s hunt for love has been a total flop. Over the years, every single crush has ghosted him, leaving him miserable and alone. By senior year, Leo concludes he must be unlovable. It’s time to stop trying.But when he finds himself obsessing over the irresistible Lincoln Chan, Leo decides to give love one last shot—and
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Say It Louder!

Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy

by Tiffany Cross ...

A breakout media and political analyst delivers a sweeping snapshot of American Democracy and the role that African Americans have played in its shaping while offering concrete information to help harness the electoral power of the country's rising majority and exposing political forces aligned to subvert and suppress Black voters.Black voters were critical to the Democrats' 2018 blue wave. In ... Read more

$17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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A breakout media and political analyst delivers a sweeping snapshot of American Democracy and the role that African Americans have played in its shaping while offering concrete information to help harness the electoral power of the country's rising majority and exposing political forces aligned to subvert and suppress Black voters.Black voters were critical to the Democrats' 2018 blue wave. In
... Read more

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Charles Avison in Context

National and International Musical Links in Eighteenth-Century North-East England

Edited by Roz Southey, Eric Cross ...

Despite recent interest in music-making in the so-called ’provinces’, the idea still lingers that music-making outside London was small in scale, second-rate and behind the times. However, in Newcastle upon Tyne, the presence of a nationally known musician, Charles Avison (1709-1770), prompts a reassessment of how far this idea is still tenable. Avison’s life and work illuminates many wider trends ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Despite recent interest in music-making in the so-called ’provinces’, the idea still lingers that music-making outside London was small in scale, second-rate and behind the times. However, in Newcastle upon Tyne, the presence of a nationally known musician, Charles Avison (1709-1770), prompts a reassessment of how far this idea is still tenable. Avison’s life and work illuminates many wider trends
... Read more
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The Body Next Door

by Maia Chance ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Teri Schnaubelt, Eric Yang, Pete Cross, Gabriel Vaughan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.”—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of *The Engagement PartyThey buried their secrets, but not deep enough…*Hannah McCullough’s life is far from perfect, but you’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you’d see a beautiful young mother wholly ... Read more

$28.99 USD

“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.”—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of *The Engagement PartyThey buried their secrets, but not deep enough…*Hannah McCullough’s life is far from perfect, but you’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you’d see a beautiful young mother wholly
... Read more
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American Scenery, Vol. 2 (Unabridged)

by Nathaniel Parker Willis ...

Narrated by Jill Austin, Eric Cross, Bonny Rodriguez ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

In the captivating pages of "American Scenery, Vol. 2," Nathaniel Parker Willis paints a vivid tapestry of the burgeoning nation's landscapes. From the majestic Hudson River to the serene shores of Lake George, Willis's keen eye captures the grandeur and beauty of America's natural wonders. Through his evocative prose, readers embark on a literary journey, witnessing the untamed wilderness, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In the captivating pages of "American Scenery, Vol. 2," Nathaniel Parker Willis paints a vivid tapestry of the burgeoning nation's landscapes. From the majestic Hudson River to the serene shores of Lake George, Willis's keen eye captures the grandeur and beauty of America's natural wonders. Through his evocative prose, readers embark on a literary journey, witnessing the untamed wilderness,
... Read more
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Don’t Look for Me

A Novel

by Mason Cross ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Carter Blake Series
Unabridged

11 hours 40 min

Six years ago, the woman Carter Blake loved disappeared and told him not to ever look for her. For six long years, he kept that promise. She was a woman on the run—a woman with a secret many would kill for. It was better that she stay hidden.But now someone else is looking for her. Trenton Gage is a hit man with a talent for finding people—dead or alive. And his next job is to track down the woman ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Six years ago, the woman Carter Blake loved disappeared and told him not to ever look for her. For six long years, he kept that promise. She was a woman on the run—a woman with a secret many would kill for. It was better that she stay hidden.But now someone else is looking for her. Trenton Gage is a hit man with a talent for finding people—dead or alive. And his next job is to track down the woman
... Read more
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The Samaritan

by Mason Cross ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Carter Blake Series
Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

The thrilling sequel to The Killing Season, a new energetic crime saga featuring Carter Blake, a protagonist in the tradition of Jack Reacher, Alex Cross, and Jason Bourne.When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains, LAPD detective Jessica Allen knows she’s seen this before—two and a half years ago on the other side of the country.A sadistic serial killer ... Read more

$22.99 USD

The thrilling sequel to The Killing Season, a new energetic crime saga featuring Carter Blake, a protagonist in the tradition of Jack Reacher, Alex Cross, and Jason Bourne.When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered in the Santa Monica Mountains, LAPD detective Jessica Allen knows she’s seen this before—two and a half years ago on the other side of the country.A sadistic serial killer
... Read more
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The Killing Season

by Mason Cross ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Carter Blake Series
Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

The first thing you should know about me is that my name is not Carter Blake. That name no more belongs to me than the hotel room I was occupying when the call came in.When Caleb Wardell, the infamous "Chicago Sniper," escapes from death row two weeks before his execution, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man with certain specialized talents whose skills lie in finding those who ... Read more

$22.99 USD

The first thing you should know about me is that my name is not Carter Blake. That name no more belongs to me than the hotel room I was occupying when the call came in.When Caleb Wardell, the infamous "Chicago Sniper," escapes from death row two weeks before his execution, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man with certain specialized talents whose skills lie in finding those who
... Read more
Audiobook

Winterlong

by Mason Cross ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Carter Blake Series
Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

A deadly game of cat and mouse filled with high stakes tension, Winterlong is the must-read new thriller for fans of Jack Reacher, Alex Cross, and Jason Bourne.It’s been five years since Carter Blake parted ways with the top-secret government operation Winterlong. They brokered a deal at the time: he’d keep quiet about what they were doing, and in return he’d be left alone. But news that one of ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A deadly game of cat and mouse filled with high stakes tension, Winterlong is the must-read new thriller for fans of Jack Reacher, Alex Cross, and Jason Bourne.It’s been five years since Carter Blake parted ways with the top-secret government operation Winterlong. They brokered a deal at the time: he’d keep quiet about what they were doing, and in return he’d be left alone. But news that one of
... Read more
Undead Souths

The Gothic and Beyond in Southern Literature and Culture

by Eric Gary Anderson, Taylor Hagood, Daniel Cross Turner ...

Series series Southern Literary Studies
Depictions of the undead in the American South are not limited to our modern versions, such as the vampires in True Blood and the zombies in The Walking Dead. As Undead Souths reveals, physical emanations of southern undeadness are legion, but undeadness also appears in symbolic, psychological, and cultural forms, including the social death endured by enslaved people, the Cult of the Lost Cause ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Depictions of the undead in the American South are not limited to our modern versions, such as the vampires in True Blood and the zombies in The Walking Dead. As Undead Souths reveals, physical emanations of southern undeadness are legion, but undeadness also appears in symbolic, psychological, and cultural forms, including the social death endured by enslaved people, the Cult of the Lost Cause
... Read more
Audiobook

Presumed Dead

Carter Blake Book 5

by Mason Cross ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Carter Blake Series
Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

'Mason Cross is a fast-paced, high octane thriller writer.' Simon KernickT****HENFifteen years ago, an unidentified killer terrorised northern Georgia, killing hikers with two shots from a pistol, before disposing of the bodies along the remote trails and in the rivers in the vicinity of Blood Mountain.The killer was never brought to justice.NOWCarter Blake has returned home for the first time in ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

'Mason Cross is a fast-paced, high octane thriller writer.' Simon KernickT****HENFifteen years ago, an unidentified killer terrorised northern Georgia, killing hikers with two shots from a pistol, before disposing of the bodies along the remote trails and in the rivers in the vicinity of Blood Mountain.The killer was never brought to justice.NOWCarter Blake has returned home for the first time in
... Read more

Also available as: eBook